Plan Bee

Hashoo Foundation
Mission
Is to enable and empower communities to be independent by facilitating equitable access to opportunities through economic development, education and skills development, supporting people with special needs, and providing humanitarian assistance.

Womens Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee

The Womens Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee was initiated by the Hashoo Foundation to empower women in the remote areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral in Northern Pakistan by expanding employment opportunities and generating a stable source of income through the sale of highquality honey.

Clinton Global Initiative Featured Commitment

World Challenge 2008 Award Winner Newsweek Magazine

Hashoo Foundation USA Receives Jefferson Award 2012

Houston Mayor Annise Parker presents the Jefferson Award to the Hashoo Foundation.

Plan Bee Achievements 2007-2011

45% of the honey sold to Hashoo Group of hotels
642 women trained 1,727 beehives and production kits distributed

60% of earned income spent on education

55% of the honey sold to open market

32% average household income increase

31,000 kg honey produced and sold

Honey 30% honey income production spent on healthcare increased from and 10% in better 16 to 18 kg per nutrition hive

1,000 children going to school

30% of the beekeepers expanded their honey bee farming business

Cost of Beehives, Training and Honey

Hashoo Foundation buys the honey from the Association of Honey Bee Producers at $4 per Kg.
Each beehive costs $120 Each beehive produces 18 Kg. of honey /year

$670 provides training, 5 beehives, refresher course and production kit

A beekeeper earns an average of of $72 per beehive/year

5 beehives produce 90 kg. (198 lb.) of honey.

Beekeepers with 5 beehives will earn $360 per year.

Hashoo Foundation sells the honey to the market for $5 and invests the profit back in the project in processing, labeling, marketing and transportation of the honey

Empowering Women through Honey Bee Farming Project Plan Bee

642 Women Trained

Empowering Women through Honey Bee Farming Project Plan Bee

1,727 Beehives Distributed

Honey that Pays for Education

Over 1,000 Girls and Boys Have Access to Quality Education

Honey that Pays for Education

Over 1,000 Girls and Boys Have Access to Quality Education

Honey that Pays for Education

Over 1,000 Girls and Boys Have Access to Quality Education

Our Mountain Honey

31,000+ Kg of Honey Sold to Date

Our Mountain Honey

31,000+ Kg of Honey Sold to Date

Our Mountain Honey

31,000+ Kg of Honey Sold to Date

Our Mountain Honey

31,000+ Kg of Honey Sold to Date

Our Partners in Pakistan

Improving the Lives of Rural Farmers
Sunrise Foods

Northern Area Honey Beekeepers Association (NAHBKA)

Mountain Organic Honey Traders (MOHT) Honey Bee Research Institute (HBRI) Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Mountain Organic Honey Traders Ltd (MOHT)

WWF-Pakistan

Our Mountain Honey

31,000+ Kg of Honey Sold to Date

Our Partners in the USA

Empowering Women through Economic Development
Chapelwood Foundation

Walmart Foundation
Rice Microfinance (RMF) Micro Finance Initiative at University of Houston (MFi UH) University St. Thomas Social Entreperneurship Program (UST SEP) Pakistan Indian Student Association Klein Forest High School (PISA) Pakistan Students at Brown University (PS@B)
Individuals

Our Clients
Improving the Lives of Rural Farmers

Canteen Supply Department (Chain of Stores) D. Dalton Shaheen Retail Market, Embassies and Ministries

Our Mountain Honey Served in PIA Flights

Pakistan International Airline

Our Mountain Honey Served in PIA Flights

Pakistan International Airline

Plan Bee Promotes Women Empowerment, Economic Development and Education

Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA)

Students Performing During the Cultural Shock Charity Show for Pakistan, Spring 2011

Pakistan Indian Student Association (PISA) Klein Forest High School, 2011
Beekeepers in the villages of Danyore, Mohammad Abad, and Sultanabad
Impact:
53 beehives distributed to 16 beekeepers 117 indirectly impacted dependents 54 children with access to "quality" school

954 Kg. of honey will be produced in 2012

Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA)

Klein Forest High School Making a Difference, 2011

PISAs Contribution is Making the World a Better Place

Measurable Impact in Danyore Village 12 beekeepers received 38 beehives 90 indirectly impacted dependents 45 children returned to school 152+ Kg. of honey harvested on October 2011

Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA)

Klein Forest High School Making a Difference, 2011

PISAs Contribution is Making the World a Better Place

Measurable Impact in Sultanabad Village 2 beekeepers received 8 beehives 16 indirectly impacted dependents 5 children returned to school 28+ Kg. of honey harvested on October 2011

Promoting Women Entrepreneurs

Changing Lives

PISAs Contribution is Making the World a Better Place

Measurable Impact in Mohammad Abad Village 2 beekeepers received 7 beehives 11 indirectly impacted dependents 4 children returned to school 36+ Kg. of honey harvested on October 2011

Pakistani Indian Student Association (PISA)

Students Performing During the Cultural Shock Charity Show for Pakistan, Fall 2011

Pakistan Indian Student Association (PISA) Klein Forest High School

2011-12 PISAs Contributions to Economic Development and Education in Pakistan

*This contribution will help four (4) women beekeepers increase the number of their beehives from three (3) beehives to six (6) beehives each and reach the critical point at which their honey business becomes profitable.

Plan Bee Affected by the Floods in Pakistan

Plan Bee Affected by the Floods in Pakistan

Beekeepers Homes Destroyed by the Floods

Beekeepers Homes Destroyed by the Floods

Beekeepers Homes Destroyed by the Floods

Beekeepers Homes Destroyed by the Floods

Beekeepers Homes Destroyed by the Floods

Beekeepers Homes Destroyed by the Floods

Assessing the Condition of the Beehives

After the Floods

Assessing the Condition of the Beehives

After the Floods

Assessing the Condition of the Beehives

After the Floods

Assessing the Condition of the Beehives After the Floods

Assessing the Condition of the Beehives After the Floods

Empowering the Community

Working Together to Rebuild Plan Bee

Working Together to Rebuild Plan Bee

Credit and Enterprise Development (CED)

Program with Local Universities in Houston
CED adds a new microcredit component that facilitates expanding the Womens Empowerment through Honey Bee Farming Plan Bee project in terms of scale as well as geographic coverage. In collaboration with University of St. Thomas University Social Entrepreneurship Program (UST SEP), Rice Microfinance (RMF) and Micro Finance Initiative at University of Houston (MFi UH), the project provides a long term sustainable means through a revolving microcredit fund expanding the project with gradual increase to women headed households considering the loans are paid are expected for a given period. The goal of this pilot project is to provide micro loans to 128 women beneficiaries in honey bee farming. CED mobilizes and organize communities into workable cluster based groups, increase the outreach and productivity, provide training in bee farming ensuring quality honey through improved processing facilities and related infrastructure, and facilitate market linkages for the sale of honey at higher competitive prices.

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) 2010-2013

SEP/ HF USA MOU signed August 2009 MOU valid from 2010 - 2013

SEP provided $10,000 for revolving microloans

2010-2013 100 beekeepers

PHASE I
2010-2011

800 dependents/ children in school

20 beekeepers received each $500 loans for 5 beehives & production kits

PHASE II
2011-2012

PHASE II
Expected honey production 54 Kg (18 Kg/ beehive) Projected beekeepers income $189 ($3.50 per Kg)

PHASE III
2012-2013

.SEP to provide $10,000 for 20 beekeepers .HF to recover & allocate recovered loans to additional 20 beekeepers

HF to recover & allocate recovered loans to additional 40 beekeepers

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) Loan Distribution Spring 2010

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP)

Loan Distribution Spring 2010

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP)

Loan Distribution Spring 2010

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP)

Loan Distribution Spring 2010

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP)

Loan Distribution Spring 2010

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP)

Loan Recovery 2011 Status

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP)

Loan Recovery 2011 Status

UST Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP)

CED Proposal 2011-2014
PHASE I
2010

MOU Amendment STATUS PHASE I

2011

2011-2014

100 beehives & productions kits distributed to 20 beekeepers were damaged by the floods
2011-2012

HF recovered 77% of the loans

100 beekeepers 800 dependents/ children in school

PHASE II
.SEP to provide $10,000 for 20 beekeepers .HF allocate recovered loans to additional 20 beekeepers

PHASE III
2013-2014

HF to recover & allocate recovered loans to additional 40 beekeepers

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED 2009-2011

RMF/ HF USA MOU signed June 2009
MOU valid from 2010 - 2012

PHASE I RMF provided $4,200 for revolving microloans PHASE I

Expected honey production 54 Kg (18 Kg/ beehive) Projected beekeepers income $189 ($3.50 per Kg) RMF 2010-12 24 beekeepers 192 dependents 12 beekeepers received each: $350 loans for 3 beehives & production kits

PHASE II
Allocate recovered revolving loans to Another group 12 beekeepers

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan Distribution

Loan Distribution Spring 2010

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan Distribution

Loan Distribution Spring 2010

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan Distribution

Spring 2010

Rice Microfinance CED Loan Distribution

Spring 2010

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED Loan Distribution

Loan Distribution Spring 2010

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED

Loan Recovery Status 2011

Micro Finance Initiative (MFi UH) 20102011

MFi/ HF USA MOU signed May 2010
MOU valid from 2010 - 2012

PHASE I

MFi provided $1,000 for revolving microloans

MFi 2010-12 4 beekeepers 32 dependents

2 beekeepers received each: $500 loans for 5 beehives & production kits

PHASE I
Expected honey production 36 Kg (18 Kg/ beehive) Projected beekeepers income $130.32 ($3.62 per Kg)

PROJECTED PHASE II
Allocate recovered revolving loans to: Another group of 2 beekeepers

18 kg = 39.6 lb. 36 kg. =79.2 lb.

Rice Microfinance (RMF) CED

Loan Summary 2011

Micro Finance Initiative (MFi UH) CED

Loan Recovery Status 2011

Pakistani Student Association at Brown University (PS@B), 2011

Adopted the village of Mominabad in HunzaNager district of Gilgit in Pakistan Impact:
18 new beehives were distributed to 15 beekeepers 324 Kg. of honey produced
The new beehives helped increased the beekeepers capacity to produce the honey to fill the orders made by the hotels and grocery stores for 2011.

Pakistani Student Association at Brown University (PS@B)

Pakistani Student Association at Brown University (PS@B)

Pakistani Student Association at Brown University (PS@B) Beneficiaries, 2011

Chapelwood Foundation
Empowering Families in Skardu, 2011
Promoting Sustainable Enterprises with a Market-Based Approach

Impact:
80 beehives distributed to 40 beekeepers (20 women/20 men) 40 production kits distributed 253 indirectly impacted dependents 106 children have access to quality education 1,440 Kg. of honey to be produced in 2012

Chapelwood Foundation
Empowering Families in Skardu, 2011

Chapelwood Foundation
Empowering Families in Skardu, 2011

Chapelwood Foundation
Empowering Women in Skardu, 2011

Chapelwood Foundation
Empowering Families in Skardu, 2011

Chapelwood Foundation
Empowering Women in Skardu, 2011

Chapelwood Foundation
Empowering Families in Skardu, 2011

Walmart Foundation
Investing in WomenChanging Lives in Shigar, Skardu Gilgit Baltistan, 2011-2012

Impact:
50 have been trained 250 beehives will be distributed the 50 beekeepers
(5 beehives to each beekeeper)

50 production kits will be distributed 4,500 Kg. of honey to be produced in 2012 400 dependents will be impacted

Walmart Foundation
Investing in Women in Shigar, Skardu 2011-2012

Walmart Foundation
Investing in Women in Shigar, Skardu 2011-2012

Walmart Foundation
Investing in Women in Shigar, Skardu 2011-2012

Walmart Foundation
Investing in Women in Shigar, Skardu 2011-2012

Walmart Foundation
Investing in Women in Shagar, Skardu 2011-2012

Promoting Women Entrepreneurs

Changing Lives

Promoting Women Entrepreneurs

Changing Lives

Promoting Women Entrepreneurs

Changing Lives

Promoting Women Entrepreneurs

Changing Lives

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